Native American Culture

The term Woodland Indians refers to a wide range of Native American tribes that lived in the heavily wooded areas of Northeastern and Central North America. They devised various tools for...

The Missouri Indians were a small band of Native Americans who met with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. These Indians were nearly wiped out by rival tribes known as the Sauk and Fox and then from...

American Indians had different fighting techniques than the white men who came into conflict with them. When Europeans first arrived in North America, they could not comprehend the battle tactics...

The Chippewa Indian tribes live primarily in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. At its cultural peak, nearly 150 bands of 35,000 Chippewas existed. They are...

Woodland Indians were innovators. They were among the first Indians to inhabit a location permanently and end a pattern of nomadism, according to Chieftans Trail. This permanent residency allowed...

Jewelry designs vary between American Indian tribes, but the differences are much less noticeable than with other crafts. The materials used for making jewelry--beads, copper and silver, shells,...

To understand Native American culture it will take you a little bit of research. They are a unique and wonderful culture. Their beliefs are centered around nature and the natural environment....

Stone tools were once highly prized by the Indians for their grinding and chipping capabilities. They used them for a number of tasks including making holes in wood or leather, hunting game,...

The Wichita Indians are Native Americans who at one time numbered near 30,000; they are one of the Plains Indians tribes. They were one of many Native American tribes forced by the United States...

A variety of tools and weapons were used by American Indian tribes in North America. Weapons were used for hunting and fighting, either between tribes or with European settlers after colonization...

American Indians from the Midwest, among them the Shawnee, the Miami and the Illinois, were, and are, diverse in language, clothing and customs. For millennia, these rich, self-sufficient cultures...

Tipis have long been associated with the American Indians. The conical shape is easily recognizable and has been used by American Indians for centuries. However, when tipis were first used, is...

The Anasazi Indians were the ancestors of the modern-day pueblo people of Arizona. Everything we know of the Anasazi Indians comes from archeological finds. The Anasazi Indians were suburb...

Native American Indians tribes lived in different locations, from the hot Southwest to the cold Arctic. Because of this, tribes had different types of housing to suit the climate. Additionally,...

The Jumano Indians of Texas were one of the first Native American tribes to be encountered by Spanish explorers in what is today the United States. Their culture was geared toward a nomadic...

American Indians usually have pretty interesting names. These names are given to them through various methods and usually by an elder. American Indians felt very strongly about naming their...

The Caddo Indians of the southeastern United States usually lived in large cone-shaped houses. Their communities ranged from tiny hamlets to large villages, with homes separated by small farms...

The Caddo tribe lived on excellent agricultural and heavily-forested land, and constructed the necessary stone and wood tools for farming, hunting, and wood gathering. With relatively easy access...

Before the arrival of the Spanish and French explorers, the Quapaw were part of a larger Sioux language group that split apart from the Omaha Indians. The Quapaw, or downstream people, located...

The Mescalero Indians are one of several bands that form the Apache tribe. The Apache Indians were a nomadic tribe that dominated the American southwest for centuries. Today there are seven major...

The Wichita Indians are a Native American tribe that belonged to the Caddoan language group and historically lived in the central Plains region of the United States. A relatively developed Native...

The Caddo Indians are an association of several culturally similar groups indigenous to the woodlands of east Texas, western Louisiana, southern Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. Caddo culture was...

The Wichita Indians are a Native American tribe that belonged to the Caddoan language group and lived in the central Plains region of the United States. The appearance of the Wichita Indians...

The Caddo Indians are an association of several different culturally similar groups indigenous to the woodlands of east Texas, western Louisiana, southern Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. Caddo...

The Nez Perce Indians, who called themselves the Nimi'puu, are recognized as having one of the largest populations of Western American tribes. They stretched from the Northwest to the Great Plains...

The Caddo Indians are an association of several culturally similar groups indigenous to the woodlands of east Texas, western Louisiana, southern Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. The daily life of...

The Monacan Indians struggled for survival after the Europeans brought new diseases into their world. Later, they withstood encroaching English settlers and the related hostilities. What they...

The Choctaw Indians are a Native American tribe that originated in the southeastern states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. In the 17th century, several bands of Southeastern Native...

When the first settlers arrived in the New World, they met Indians who called themselves the Lenape or "The People." The Europeans changed the Lenape name to Delaware, because they...

The Wichita Indians used to be a large tribe, however, over the years, the number of Wichita Indians has diminished quite a bit. It is said that only about 320 exist today. Like most Indian...

The Jumano Indians consisted of three different groups of Indians that lived in west Texas, eastern New Mexico, and northern Mexico from about 1500 to 1700. Much of what is known about Jumano...

The story of the Mohican Indian is one of a great people who, like other Native Americans, were exploited by the early American settlers and nearly annihilated as a result of this interaction....

One of the Native American tribes that experienced the hardships of trying to live peacefully with the new settlers was a tribe called the Munsee Indians. The Munsee has its own characteristics...

The Wichita Indians are a Native American tribe that belonged to the Caddoan language group and lived in the central Plains region of the United States. Wichita Indian weapons were made by the men...

This article examines the technological advancements of the Wichita Indians, including their houses, tools, and agricultural advancements.

The Concho Indians were indigenous to the land along the Rio Concho River in northern Mexico. After initially pursuing peaceful relations with the Spanish in Mexico, the Concho Indians would...

The Wichita Indians are a Native American tribe that belonged to the Caddoan language group and lived in the central Plains region of the United States. Like many Native American tribes before...

This article examines the economy of the Quapaw Indians of Arkansas. Quapaw Indians were one of the most advanced and sophisticated tribes of what is now the United States and were important...

The Jumano Indians, a wandering Native American tribe, represent an elusive band of people. This tribe is documented enough to raise the curiosity of researchers, yet not enough to know more than...

The Apache Indians of New Mexico originated as a southern branch of the Athabascan group of Indians, pushed farther and farther south by enemy tribes. Historians believe that the Apache arrived in...

The Jumano Indians were a struggling tribe trying to maintain their independence from early settlers and other tribes. The enemies of the Jumano Indians played an important part in this battle....

A group of Indians, historically called the Kaw or Kansa, had settlements where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers meet today in northeast Kansas. They were often a hostile tribe who mainly ate...

The Houma Indians are a Native American tribe indigenous to southeastern Louisiana. Despite many hardships, including population decimation due to European disease, complete disregard by the...

The Chiricahua Apache Indians are one of several bands of Indians that form the collective Apache tribe.The Apache Indians were a nomadic tribe that dominated the American southwest for centuries....

The Wichita Indians once lived throughout a large part of the southwestern plains of the United States and were an affluent tribe engaged in agriculture, hunting and trade. They were able to...

One of the Native American tribes that experienced the hardships of trying to live peacefully with the new settlers was a tribe called the Caddo. The Caddo tribe had its own characteristics and...

The Caddo Indians are an association of several different culturally similar groups indigenous to the woodlands of east Texas, western Louisiana, southern Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. Caddo...

The Navajo Indians are the largest North American Indian tribe, which originated out of the Northwestern Canada region more than 1,000 years ago. The Navajo Indian tribe is a unique one, drawing...

Sometimes it's difficult to know about the history of Indian tribes or groups of different native people because they changed their ways or location after the Europeans arrived. Because the Jumano...

The Jumano Indians consisted of three groups of Indians that lived in west Texas, eastern New Mexico, and northern Mexico from about 1500 to 1700. Historically there has been much confusion about...